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Our strength is that Essunga is one of Sweden's smallest municipalities! We work in an uncomplicated manner across operational boundaries and in networks with other municipalities. This provides a holistic perspective and manageability for both employees and residents. Changes become visible in a small municipality, which gives us the satisfaction of seeing the results of our work. You have great opportunities to influence, and our short decision-making paths lead to quick results. We welcome you to Essunga Municipality in the heart of Västra Götaland. The central town, Nossebro, is a one-hour drive from Gothenburg and about half an hour from Alingsås, Vårgårda, Trollhättan, and Vänersborg. Want to know more about what Skaraborg has to offer in terms of housing, leisure activities, and experiences? Visit www.livetiskaraborg.se (https://www.livetiskaraborg.se).

Do you want to develop Essunga – for real? Here you have the opportunity to work in a municipality where digitalization is not an end in itself, but a powerful tool to create better operations, smarter ways of working, and increased benefit for our residents.

About the role

We are now looking for a Digitalization Strategist who wants to take a key role in our continued development. With us, digitalization is about understanding the needs of the operations, challenging established ways of working, and creating sustainable improvements supported by technology. This means that you not only drive digital initiatives – you drive operational development using digital opportunities as a lever.

In this role, you are responsible for leading, coordinating, and developing the municipality's strategic work within digital development, IT, information security, and data protection. You create structure and direction, but above all, you ensure that our investments actually make a difference in everyday life.

You will become part of the strategic unit together with other strategists and help drive the development of Essunga forward.

Your mission

You work closely with the operations and help them identify opportunities where digitalization can simplify, streamline, and improve quality. By initiating, prioritizing, and following up on development efforts, you drive a cohesive digital portfolio where benefit realization is at the center.

You coordinate the work within the organization and represent Essunga in regional collaborations and networks. The role also involves overall responsibility where you work with governance, economics, and contracts within the area.

You also contribute to creating sustainable and secure digital prerequisites and a long-term development of the municipality's digital capacity in line with operational needs. Through active environmental scanning, you translate trends and requirements into concrete improvements and contribute to strengthening the municipality's digital maturity.

Who are you?

You have a degree from a university or college within a direction relevant to the assignment, or other educational and experience background that the employer assesses corresponds to the requirements.

We are looking for you who are driven by development and who see the connections between operations, technology, law, and economics. You have the ability to think strategically and turn ideas into action.

You thrive in a coordinating role where you lead without formal personnel responsibility, and you easily create engagement and build trust in organizations. You are accustomed to working in complex contexts and have a structured way of driving change forward.

We offer

With us, you get a varied and developmental role where you have great opportunities to influence. You become part of an organization where we value engagement, collaboration, and pride in our mission.

We strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, so we welcome applicants with different backgrounds. In connection with the recruitment process, we have taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore expressly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar. We use e-recruitment to streamline and quality-assure the recruitment process. All your information is saved on your CV account, and you can easily log in and update your information when you want. Therefore, please fill in your information as carefully as possible to give a fair picture of yourself. The information is processed and stored in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation.